Jeffrey Tambor won an Emmy for best actor in a comedy series on Sunday night. It marked Tambor's second consecutive win in the category, for his portrayal of a transgender woman in the Amazon series "Transparent."

In his acceptance speech, Tambor made a heartfelt appeal to Hollywood creatives and executives, urging them to source more transgender talent.

"You producers and you network owners and you agents and you creative sparks, please give transgender talent a chance," he said, after shushing his playoff music. "Give them auditions. Give them their story."

The crowd broke into applause and cheers while Tambor spoke. Transgender actress Laverne Cox of "Orange is the New Black" also shouted her approval from the audience.